[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12172-12174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04263]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-876, A-489-822]


Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Republic of 
Turkey: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.


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SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department 
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
(AD) orders on welded line pipe from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and 
the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable March 2, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Hamilton AD/CVD Operations, Office 
II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4798.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2015, Commerce published the AD Orders on welded 
line pipe from Korea and Turkey.\1\ On November 3, 2020, Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the AD 
Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\2\ In November 2020, Commerce received notices of 
intent to participate within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i) from Axis Pipe and Tube (Axis); California Steel 
Industries; Tex-Tube Company; Welspun Tubular LLC; Wheatland Tube 
Company; American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO); Stupp Corporation; 
Maverick Tube Corporation (Maverick); and IPSCO Tubulars Inc. 
(collectively, domestic interested parties).\3\ The domestic interested 
parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the 
Act as manufacturers, producers, or wholesalers in the United States of 
a domestic like product.
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    \1\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the 
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056 (December 
1, 2015) (AD Orders); see also Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of 
Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Amended 
Final Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, and 
Notice of Amended Final Determination and Amended Antidumping Duty 
Order, 85 FR 19437 (April 7, 2020); Welded Line Pipe from the 
Republic of Turkey: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the 
Final Determination in the Less Than Fair Value Investigation and 
Notice of Amended Final Determination and Amended Antidumping Duty 
Order, 84 FR 4772 (February 19, 2019).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 69585 
(November 3, 2020).
    \3\ See Axis' Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the 
First Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 
Welded Line Pipe from Korea,'' dated November 13, 2020; Maverick's 
Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in First Sunset Review of 
the Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of 
Korea,'' dated November 16, 2020; ACIPCO's Letter, ``Welded Line 
Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Intent to Participate in 
Sunset Review,'' dated November 18, 2020; Axis' Letter, ``Notice of 
Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Welded Line Pipe from Turkey,'' 
dated November 13, 2020; Maverick's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to 
Participate in First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Orders on Welded Line Pipe from Turkey,'' dated 
November 16, 2020; and ACIPCO's Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from the 
Republic of Turkey: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Review,'' dated November 18, 2020.
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    On December 3, 2020, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response to the notice of initiation from the domestic interested 
parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no substantive responses from 
respondent interested parties with respect to either of the orders 
covered by these sunset reviews.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe 
from the Republic of Korea: Substantive Response to the Notice of 
Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated December 3, 2020; see also 
Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from Turkey: 
Substantive Response of Domestic Producers to Commerce's Notice of 
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews,'' dated December 3, 
2020.
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    On December 28, 2020, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant 
to 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the AD Orders.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Review for November 2020,'' 
dated December 23, 2020.
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Scope of the Orders

    The scope of these orders is circular welded carbon and alloy steel 
(other than stainless steel) pipe of a kind used for oil or gas 
pipelines (welded line pipe), not more than 24 inches in nominal 
outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, 
end finish, or stenciling. Welded line pipe is normally produced to the 
American Petroleum Institute (API) specification 5L, but can be 
produced to comparable foreign specifications, to proprietary grades, 
or can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the physical 
description set forth above, including multiple-stenciled pipe with an 
API or comparable foreign specification line pipe stencil is covered by 
the scope of these orders.
    The welded line pipe that is subject to these orders is currently 
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) under subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 
7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 
7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. The subject merchandise may also enter 
in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and 7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope of these orders is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\ The issues discussed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum are the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the dumping margins likely 
to prevail if the orders were revoked. The Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://acess.trade.gov. A list of topics discussed 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to 
this notice. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed and electronic versions of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of 
Turkey,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the AD orders on welded line 
pipe from Korea and Turkey would be likely to lead to the continuation 
or recurrence of dumping at weighted-average dumping margins up to 6.22 
percent for Korea and up to 22.95 percent for Turkey.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO 
materials or conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.

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Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing the final results and this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: February 19, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the AD Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
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